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COLONY, OKLA., COURIER
FOOL CRIES‘FIRE'
DEATHTRAMPLES
ll INNOCENTS
CHILDREN'S HAPPY FROLIC WITH
8ANTA CLAUS TURNED INTO
terrible shrieks of an.
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DISASTER FALLS UPON
MINERS’ CELEBRATION
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Christmas Celebration for Children of
Calumet Strikers Mads a Scene
of Dealth for Seventy-Two
by Foolleh Joke of
a Drunk Man.
Calumet, Mich.—Seventy-two per-
sons, mostly children, were killed at
a Christmas celebration by copper
nilne strikers In an Italian hall bo-
cause of a needless panic caused by a
false alarm of fire. ,
\VhiT6 several hundred miners and
their wives looked on, the children
pressed eagerly toward the stage to
receive Christmas presents. At this
point a man put hie head In at the
door Of the Kail and yelled "Fire!"
The cry was taken up by those In
tha hall. Everyone started for the
dtorfc. The weaker were thrown to
the floor end thode * behind 'tried to
clRnb' ovet those ahead ot-.them.
The itairWay and other avenues of
egress wpte .blocked po ^effectually
that those Inside .could not get out,
and those without could not get In to
aid the, panic-stricken crowd In the
hall! It was some time before the
panic subsided.
The alarm was spread outside the
hall by a few persons whd had been
near the door and escaped unhurt. A
crowd soon assembled and the work
of clearing the hall was begun.
The principal exit was u narrow
stairway at the back of the hall. When
this had been cleared of the bodies
that filled It to the top and a quick
Accounting had been made, It was
found that sevpnty-two corpaes had
been piled up bpslde the hall build-
ing.
The dead ,tbaj.were plied up beside
the hall Included thirty-seven girls,
nineteen boys, eleven women and five
men.. .
. Excited men and women stood
about the building, some dazed by the
sudden change of the. festivities to
tragedy; others1 calling hysterically
were piled around the large llluml
nated tree.
The children were Instructed to
march up the aisles to the tree so
that the presents could be handed to
them. The aisles were tilled with
boys and girls when a large-bodied
man thru6t his head Into the door
of the main hallway and shouted
“Fire!"
Mischlef-Mttker Escapee.
A woman who was near the door
realized tho Import of the act and
seized the man by the shoulders and
tried to counteract the alarm, but her
etTorts were futile. The man wrested
himself from her grasp and ran away
and the cry of “Fire" was repeated
throughout the room.
The word was shouted In several
languages as parents rose and rushed
forward to get their children. The
lives were crushed out in almost a
twinkling. Then the physical Impos-
sibility of further movement brought
the panicky persons to their senses.
It was realized too late that there was
no Are, but most of those in the hall
could not get out of the jam they had
cauaed.
Policement and firemen hurried to
the building to find the hall congest-
ed. Several officers climbed the fire
escapes and entered by the windows.
In a short time the uninjured and the
faint had been pulled from the tangle
of human beings and placed In the
front of the hall.
FEDERALS ADOPT
BRIDGES AND TELEGRAPH LINE8
BETWEEN VILLA AND JUA-
REZ DESTROYED.
ATTEMPT TO HANDICAP REBELS
Constitutionalists With The Larger
Fores Prepare For Battle.
—Planning Attack
on Torrson.
SIDNEY MOULTHROP
Juarez.—A flying wedge of federal
troops swept into rebel territory and,
adopting the tactics of guerilla war-
fare, began a campaign to destroy rail-
road bridges and telegraph lined, ac-
cording to rebel reports.
Their first act was to cut off com-
munication bAween General Francis-
co Villa’s 6,000 rebels at Chlhuanua
and the rebel base at Juarez. By
pulling down telegraph wires uoutli
of Juarez, the federal temporarily iso-
Other men began to pull the bodies | ,ated yllla Jn chihuahua so far as
of the dead and helpless from the
stairway and lay them In a row’ be-
side the building. The disposition of
the crumpled bodleB was found Inad-
visable because pf the hysteria It
caused among the spectators and the
bodies were carried back into the hall
as soon as it was emptied of frighten-
ed spectators. All the chairs were
lined with bodies and corpses had to
be placed In the kitchen of the hall
and beneath the stage.
Within an hour almost every per-
son In Calumet was at the scene.
Police formed a cordon about the
placp and kept back the crowd. After
much efTort a lane was opened
through the chowd and tho bodies of
the children were carried through the
ranks of mourning men and women,
to Red Jacket village hall, which was
turned Into a morgue. It was many
hours before all the bodies had been
identified.
For hours frantic women ran the
streets calling for their little ones.
Efforts were made to calm the women
and many were taken into homes that
had not been bereaved so that they
might have proper attention.
Crowd Mostly Children,
Of the 700 persons In the hall more
than three-fourths were children,
many of them having gone without
their parents. These fathers and
mothers soon rushed to the scene and
added to the confusion. They did not
understand what had taken place and
hindered the rescuers by asking for
Information aa to what was the mat-
for a child and a few even threatening . ter.
violence to the rescuefs for keeping j There was a fire escape at the rear
them badk from the long row of I of the building, but only those who
bodies. j were very near It could make any
Little Work for Doctore. > use of It until after the fatal rush was
There was not much work for the over. Probably not more than a hun-
many doctors who hurried to the \ dred persons escaped the first rush
scene as soon as the alarm was spread j by way of this fire escape. About a
for those who were not killed In the I score more jumped from the windows
first rush were held upright and saved near which they sat. As It was not
by the very force of the onrush
toward the exit. Only three Injured
persons were taken to hospitals and a
few went home assisted hv friends.
For many days the children of the
copper mine strikers had waited ex-
pectantly for the Christmas tree exer-
cises that had been arranged by the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Western
Federation of Miners. The entertain-
ment was set for the early evening
and the hall, which is on the second
floor was soon filled to lts_ limit. The
children elected to recite Christmas
■elections and sing carols had finished
their part of the program and tho man
selected to play Santa Claus had ap-
peared to distribute the presents that
STATEWIDE
NEWS EVENTS
SANTA FE PLANNING TO PUR-
CHASE SEVERAL SMALL
INDEPENDENT LINES.
FARMER FINDS BRIDE
THROUGH WANT AD
OIBECT ROUTE TO THE PANHANDLE
First Ling Formed by the Purchase
of the St. Louie, El Reno A
Western—Negotiating for
Clinton A Okla. Western.
Sidney Moulthrop Is the former em-
ploye of Senetor Jemee Hamilton
Lewis who Is believed to have given
out the letter in the Pindelt case. Ho
wee arrested on charges preferred by
Senator Lewis
RUN CHECKED ON BANK OF MEXICO
many feet from the ground the Jump
did not cause Injury.
The Italian hall was built about five
years ago and was well provided for
eergencles, It wrb thought. The en-
trance was a hallway about ten feet
deep. A stairway about eight feet
wide let up from this vestibule to a
small landing about eight by ten feet.
The main door of the hall opened on
this landing. There Is a small cloak
room about ten feet square to one
side of the main door. The los of
life was heavy at the small door of
this room. The rush apparently
turned many against the door of this
room and crushed them to death with-
in the doorway.
direct communication was concerned.
The small federal band went out
from Ojinaga on the border and was
believed to have been commanded by
General, Ynez Salazar who Is well sea-
soned In guerilla warfare. The fed-
eral plan as understood by the rebel
chiefs is to operate extensively over
northern Mexico and by working In
circles to destroy all property that
might be of use to the rebels with-
out engaging the latter In a fight. Ac-
cording to report Salazar’s men were
headed for the Casas Grandes dlswict
west of the railroad running from
Juarez and were intending to burn
houses and other property. In this
district are located comparatively rich
agricultural and grazing fields, culti-
vated by Mormon colonies. Most of
the Mormons have left.
Property Destruction Expected.
The rebels believe the federals will
form nothing more than a fugitive
band, destroying what property they
can reach and disappearing before
they can be overtaken. Extensive de-
struction of railroads and telegraph
lines would handicap the rebels but
so far no serious damage has been
done as the wires between Juarez and
Chihuahua soon can be repaired.
Rebel headquarters held to the be-
lief that Salazar took only a small
part of the fedeqgl army from Ojina-
ga. It also was said that Salazar, af-
ter crossing the rebel’s line of com-
munication and temporarily crippling
it, might never again be heard from.
Salazar had only what are known as
federal volunteers, who might return
to civilian life.
Villa Has Larger Force.
The total federal strength is about
4,000 soldiers, the bulk of whom are
at Ojinaga while with more than 10,-
000 men Villa controls almost all the
whole of the country north of Torreon
and west of Monterey.
The last report from Villa was that
he was sending men and supplies
toward Torreon In preparation for an
attack on that city. As the federals
from Torreon had not opposed the
rebel advance, General Villa’s plan
was to Implant his men Btrongly and
In numbers near that city before at-
tacking It.
A train which left Chihuahua for
Juarez before the telegraph was In-
terrupted has not reached this city,
although It was not believed the road
had been torn up.
DICTATOR HUERTA COMES TO
RESCUE WITH LEGAL
Heavy Withdrawals' by Depositors.—•
Seventeen Million Pesos Taken
Out Since Panic Was
TERRIBLE SCENES ENACTED WHEN PANIC BREAKS
Even the children were seized with J‘
panic but the small children, many
not more than five years old, soon
were deprLved of fear with the snuff-
ing out of their lives under the heels
of the larger persons who, blindly or
because Impelled by those behind,
trampled (heir very offspring to death.
One man was seen to stoop to pick
up his little girl only to be pushed
with such force thut he trod her be-
neath hiB feet. A woman who ran
to seize three small boys was seen
to fall as she sought to shield them In
her arms.
Searching for Alarmist.
A search was begun for the man
who caused the panic.
It was said that the man came up
♦ho stairs from a saloon below. It
was ’said by some of those present
thnt the man may have been In a
maudlin condition Htid shouted the
word without any thought as to what
he was’doing.
Many swore vengeance If the man
Mexico City.—The directors of the
Bank of London and Mexico are mak-
ing a careful scrutiny of the affairs of
that institution and If their finding la
indorsed by other bankers It Is not
improbable that assurances will be
ofTered the directors which will en-
able a full resumption of the business
of the institution. It Is reasonably
certain, however, that the bank will
continue to avail itself of the decree
of Huerta issued making the last ten
days of the present year legal holi-
days.
With the exception of one other in-
stitution, It is believed no other bank
than the Bank of London and Mexico
will take advantage of the official
edict, which authorizes financial In-
stitutions to do as little or as much
business as they desire during what is
regarded as a financial crisis.
The Bank of London and Mexico
was crowded to its capacity at the
close of business and lines of men and
women who sought to withdraw their
deposits extended into the street.
Those who were paid were limited to
200 pesos and no assurances were
given that even this much would be
given out in the future* The approxi-
mate amount withdrawn from the
bank since patrons began demanding
their money several days ago is said
to exceed 17,000,000 pesos. Of this
amount 14,000,000 pesos have been
withdrawn within the last week.
The Bank of London and Mexico
has in the various states twelve
branches, four of which were closed
some time ago on account of local
conditions. These were at Monterey,
Torreon, Mazatlan and Durango. On
a minor scale the condition of the re-
maining branches is similar to that of
the parent Institution, but all are tak-
ing advantage of Huerta’s decree
which has been telegraphed to the
various points where the branches are
located.
The other banks escaped the de-
mands of the depositors largely be-
cause for many weeks they have been
refusing to accept deposits. The
Bank of London and Mexico, on the
other hand has been receiving de-
posits and paying interest. There is
a slight relief in sight for this bank
In bills now being printed In the
United States, but the total value of
these is comparatively small.
Guthrie.—With the purchase of the
St. Louis, El Reno & Western, the
Santa Fe system has secured the first
link In the proposed line south and
west from Guthrie to the Oklahoma-
Texas Panhandle boundary. Negoti-
ations are now pending, it Is known,
for the Clinton & Oklahoma West-
ern, which now extends from Clin-
ton ninety miles west to Strong City,
in Roger Mills county, or a point with-
in twenty-five miles of the Texas bor-
der. This line was promoted origi-
nally by C. C. Cod man of Fort Smith,
Ark., who constructed the first 60
miles.
The St. Louis, El Reno & Western
purchase gives the Santa Fe a 70-
pille line from Guthrie to El Reno,
making the sixth Santa Fe line out
of this city. To connect with the
Clinton & Oklahoma Western at Clin-
ton would necessitate the construc-
tion of about 10 miles of road south
and west from El Reno. The plans
call for the extension, ultimately, to
connect with the present Panhandle
division of the Santa Fe somewhere
In the Panhandle country.
Eliminates Rock Island.
The purchase of the Guthrle-El Re-
no line by the Santa Fe also eliini
nates the Rock Island as a shipper to
Guthrie. During the past few years
the Fort Smith & Western has con-
trolled and operated the St. Louis,
El Reno & Western, and through traf-
fic arrangements the Rock Island has
shipped into Guthrie over this line
from El Reno. The Rock Island by
the Santa Fe purchase, therefore, is
deprived of this old privilege.
The change perhaps will cause the
Rock Island to build a line into Guth-
rie from Cashlon, this county, about
ten miles of track. From the Rock
Island main line at Kingfisher a line
Is now In operation east to Chandler,
too, the Rock Island has a 60-mile
line, an<^ to connect this with the
Cashlon-KlngflBher line would call for
only ten miles of construction. A
horseback survey of such a line, north
from Cashlon to the Cimarron river
and then east into Guthrie was made
last Bprtng.
► Bartlesville. — When Elmer ♦
I* Crissman, a well-to-do farmer ♦
► of Meekei', Okla., and a wid- ♦
¥ ower, received a strange look- ♦
♦ ing paper he threw it away. ♦
♦ “Some patent medicine con- ♦
¥ cern wants to get me to take ♦
¥ their dope.” Crissman said. ♦
♦ But his curiosity got the bet- ♦
I* ter of him. Crissman recov- ♦
♦ ered the paper, removed the ♦
♦ wrapper and found he had re- ♦
♦ received e matrimonial publi- ♦
♦ cation. He opened It and in- ♦
♦ stantly found a “want ad” that ♦
♦ caught his eye. The picture ♦
♦ of a woman was there. It was ♦
♦ that of Mrs. Lizzie Gallup of 4
♦ Bartlesville, who was lone- 4
♦ some and wanted to get mar- ♦
♦ Tied. That Is the statement 4
♦ at least made in the ad, and 4
♦ Crissman answered it. That ♦
A was eight weeks ago. Christ- 4
4 mas week the wedding cere- 4
4 mony was performed in Bar- 4
4 tlesville by the Rev. J. W. 4
4 Bloyd. They will live on a 4
4 farm at Meeker. 4
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PLAN3 RACE SEGREGATION.
Ordinance Limits Negro Residence*
and Business to Certain Block.
Anadarko.—The segregation of the
races Id Anadarko is about to be un-
dertaken with a vim that rivals the
zeal of memebers of the first legisla-
ture, who orated at length on the vir-
tues of a bill called “Jim Crow.” The
city council has had prepared an ordi-
nance that is soon to be voted on,
telling the negroes where they may
live in that city and where they may
not live. Following are some provis-
ions of the ordinance:
“it shall be unlawful for any white
person, firm or corporation to sell, rent
or lease to any negro person, firm or
corporation any residence or business
property in a block located in the city
of Anadarko, Okla., where more than
one-half the real estate property in
value or area in such block belongs to
any white person, persons, firm or
corporation.”
The next section makes it unlawful
for any negro person to sell to any
white person any property in the city
where more than one-half the block
la owned by negro persons.
Section 6 provides that any person,
persons, firm or corporation that vio-
lates the ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and subject to a
fine of not less than $50 nor More
than $100 and to imprisonment In the
city jail not less than fifteen nor more
than thirty days.
SETTLEMENT IS MADE.
City of Frederick Held Policy For
$10,000 Which is Distributed.
MRS YOUNG VICTORIOUS.
distraught condition of mind under
which many persons are laboring as
a result of the disaster may renew
open hostilities between members ol
the miners and the Citizens' Alliance.
The coroner has begun an Investi-
gation. Holiday festivities here gen-
erally have been abandoned.
Among those killed was John P.
Westloa, secretary of the Finnish Mu-
tual Life Insurance company In Calu-
met.
Citizens of Calument and Houghton
rallied to the aid of those bereaved by
the panic. Residents of Houghton
pledged $1,200 nttd r committee was
appointed to tako charge of addition
nl subscriptions. This notion was
taken at n public meeting at which
resolutions were adopted pledging the
citizens of Houghton to do all In
their power to relieve the distress
here.
Arrangements already are under
way for a public funeral of the dead
nmi tho suspension of all work In
Chicago Woman Again Superintendent
of Public 8choole.
Frederick.—Satisfactory settlement
has been made by the city with sur-
vivors and families of the men killed
and Injured when the well under con-
struction by the city caved In and
entombed the men. The city held a
policy in the Maryland Casualty Com-
pany for $10,000, and as ’soon as the
3raft arrived this was divided among
the families of the four men who lost
their lives and the two survivors.
Alva Dean and O. H. Brewer, the two
who were taken out alive, but Injured,
were given each $1,000, while Mrs.
M. A. Dean, Mrs. J. O. Waggoner, Mrs.
G. 8. Sells and Mrs. John Odell were
each given $2,000. Robert Wilson, the
fifth man killed, had no relatives so
far as known now. In addition to
the cash that was paid, all medical
and burial expenses of the dead men
and those injured were paid by the
city.
HOFFMAN’S HOME BURNED
Militia Trophies, Indian Relics, Alao
Destroyed at Chandler.
LEWIS WOULD OWN PHONE8
Maryland Congressman Begins New
Fight in Tho Houa*
who caused-the catastrophe could be the copper mining district during tho
found. It also is feared that the funeral, Is probable.
LIVES LOST IN FIRE DISASTERS OF REGENT YEARS
• 1910—August, Forest fires north-
1864—January #, Church of toe
Jesuits, Santiago, Chile... .2,000
1876-vDecember 5, Brooklyn the- -
ater, Brooklyn, N. Y........ 289
1881—Decornbsr 8, Ring theater,
Vienna, Austria ........... 350
1883—June 16, school at Sunder-
land, England ............. 260
1887—May 25, Opera Comique
Paris ..................... 260
1*87—September 4, Exeter thea-
ter, England .............. $00
west part United State*...... 203
1910—October 1, Los Angeles
Times building ........... 25
1910— November 20, factory
building, Newark, N. J..... 40
1911— February, theater, St.
Petersburg. Russia ........ 50
1911-March 25. New York Tri-
angle Waist Company fac-
tory ...................... 146
1911—April 9, Toklo Yoahlwarl. 300
Chicngo.—Mrs Ella Flagg Young
was voted back Into the supertntend-
ency of the Chicago public schools
after a stormy session of the board
of education. Seven members refus-
ed to vote on the ground that the
board had no power to reconsider the
election of John D. Shoop, assistant
superintendent under Mrs. Young who
had been elected her successor. Con-
tention also was made that the four
new members of the board named by
Mayor Harrison to replace four whoa*
resignations he had enforced were
not entitled to their seats.
Tl>e action of the board In remov-
ing 8hoop and replacing Mrs. Young
at once will be challenged In court,
It was announced by the opposition.
Mrs. Young's failure to be re-elected
two weeks ago by the school board
roused a storm of popular Indignation.
L.ndaay Farmer Killed by Friend.
Lindsay- Buck Story, 22 years of
age, unmarried anti son of W. R.
Story, prominent stockman and fann-
er of this vicinity, was shot and kill-
ed Instantly at the residence of Joe
Myers, farmer, living two miles east
of Lindsay. A load front a shot gnu
entered the buck of his nock. After
the killing Myers went to the sheriff's
ofilce at Pauls Valley and surrendered,
confessing to the crime. Myers, how-
ever, refused te talk concerning the
■hooting and ofilcors are at a loss
to understand the cause.
Washington. — Congressman Lewis
of Maryland, spoke In the house on
his resolution asking the postoffice de-
partment to present a bill calling for
government ownership of telephone
and telegraph lines.
Lewis cited the Increasing use of
the long distance ’phone over tho
telegraph but asserted its .develop-
ment In this country had been curbed
by high rates. The average lnterur-
ban rate In Germany, he said, wat
4 cents; In the United States It was
20 cents in many cases, he said. The
American rate was six times greater
than those abroad.
Mr. Lewis declared that telegraphic
rntes in the I'n'ted States are the
highest In twenty countries with tho
result that we rank twenty-ninth as
telegraph users. Against this, he as-
serted, our postal rates average low-
er than other countries and the num-
ber of letters here is the highest in
the world.
Mall Shows Country Prosperous
Washington.—Reports from the
principal points throughout tho coun-
try where the holiday malls run
heaviest were received by Postmnstor
General Burleson.' Practically with-
out exception conditions were shown
to be better than for ninny yenrs and
nt no point wns the volume of Malls
exceeding the distribution facilities.
Conditions are better than In many
seasons past despite Increased vol
time of mall caused by the parcel
post.
Chandler.—Thirty minutes after Roy
V. Hoffman led the grand march at
the annual Christmas ball of the cit-
izens of Thandler, his magnificent
home was in ruins and the firemen
powerless because of lack of water
to do anything had seen the beautiful
home of his mother, Mrs. Peter Hoff-
man. go up in clouds of smoke. The
flames turned the private library of
Mr. Hoffman Into ashes as the
hundreds of Christmas celebrators
watched the conflagration and the vio-
lin of Jack London, one of the best
In the weBt, was burned.
Besides the magnificent fitting of
the home which belonged to Hoffman,
the entire collection of cups and other
trophies owned by the Oklahoma Na-
tional Guard and In the possession of
Hoffman as commanding officer wero
reduced to ruins as well as the famous
collec^on of Indian relics, on display
in the reception room of Hoffman's
home. The loss 1b $25,000.
Gas Order in Effect.
Ardmore.—The recent order of the
state corporation commission to com-
pel the City Gas Company of Ardmore
to furnish the Ardmore citizens with
an adequate supply has taken effect.
The company has been getting its
supply from wells, five miles north of
Wilson in the old Wheeler field. What
is considered the biggest gas well in
the entire field was brought In recent-
ly, however, and the Intention is to
extend the Ardmore gas pipe line to
that point to get an adequate sup-
ply.
Negro Bootlegger Killed by Officer.
Bartlesville.—Another name has
been added to the list of those killed
In an attempt to get shipments of
whiskey across the Kansas line Into
Oklahoma. This time It was a negro,
Ollle Weston, who wns shot to death
at Delnware, by City Marshal William
Mayfield of Lenapah. Weston, while
running from the officers, was shot
through the eye, killing him Instant-
ly. This Is the third negro Mayfield
has killed since becbmlng a police
officer.
New Superintendent.
Wilson.—The apolntment of W. J.
Stoneburner of Knnsaa City, Mo., to
bo general superintendent of the
Rlngllng railway lines In Oklnhomn,
wnH announced by Genernl Manager
Jake Hnmon. Stoneburner has had a
long experience in railwny construc-
tion nud management, having been
with J. C. Kenflck In building the
Missouri, Oklahoma dr Gulf and with
several other southwestern lines. He
wns associated with W. S. McCatill’
and others In promtlng the Guthrie,
Falrvlew A Western,
Venire Ordered for Reuter Caee.
Bartlesville.—Judge R. C. Alen, or-
dered the drawing of a special venire
of 70 Jurors for the Mrs. Laura M. £
Reuter case, which is set for trial on
Jan. 22. Judge Alen has been assign
ed by the supreme court to preside
at tho trial, Judge Henry Hudson,
who presided at the first trial of the
Tulsa woman, having disqualified him-
self In granting the woman a new
trial. It Is rumored that the case
will be dismissed, although no state
ment of the kind has been made from
the office of tho county attorney,
Indicted Official Known as 8tudent.
Muskogee.—W. H. Walnwright, in-
dicted former county treasurer and
founder of the town of Walnwright,
spent many years studying for the
ministry. Walnwright now Id charg-
ed with embezzling $56,000 of county
funds. His boyish dreams were to be-
come a great man In the church, and ^
he studied French, German and Span
ish, so that today he can read and
spenk the languages as well as Eng-
lish. He Ib under a dozen Indict-
ments and the maximum pennlty for
each ohurge named Is 21 years.
Chlekasha Receives Pension Fund.
Chlcknsha.—This city has received
Its portion of the firemen's pension
fund, provldede by the Inst legislature,
and the money, $1,012,19, Is now on
deposit In a locnl bank. Compliance
with the new law In that certificate
must be filed with the Insurance com- .
mission before January 1, wns made
several days ago. Thu law provides 4
that one per cent of the lire Insurance
premiums In force in the city main-
taining an organized fire department,
must be paid Into the llremen'H pen-
sion fund.
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Seger, Neatha H. Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1914, newspaper, January 1, 1914; Colony, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc941299/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.